QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1967

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

North Carolina Museum of History

Who documented this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

North Carolina Quilt Project Number:

DA33

Alternate inventory control number:

DA033

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

11-02-1985; Single Brothers Workshop, Old Salem, NC

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Blazing Star variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

3772

How wide is the quilt?

72.5"

How long is the quilt?

86"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Gold; Green; Orange; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Time period:

1876-1900

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

Circa 1880

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Paradise, Vicki

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5" x 11.5"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the quilt setting:

Triple sashing, all cotton: 1.5" green, 1.75" orange, 1.2" green; Bright blue print corner squares

Sashing width:

Other

Number of borders:

Other

Describe the borders:

Continuation of sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Home dyed?

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Woven or homespun

Description of the back:

Homespun?

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

29.75"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Applied binding; Brown stripe cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Green, white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

2

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Set and border: triple diagonal lines

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Backing: Vertical seams; Knots on back

Quilt top made by:

Pilcher, Jennie

Quilted by:

Pilcher, Jennie

Where the quilt was made, county:

Yadkin County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt inherited from uncle, John Wesley Doub; Doub, a bachelor, had Jennie Pilcher make quilts for him. Quilt is going to be given to John Wesley Doub, son of Gilbert Doub and great-great nephew of original owner of quilt

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Bought by Wesley Doub

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photo of quiltmaker, in Yadkinville, NC

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Sketch on documentation sheet

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

East Bend

Quilt owner's county:

Yadkin County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Newsome

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Yadkin County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Yadkin County

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Newsome, _____

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Pilcher, James

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Number of children:

5

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts; Children: Sarah, Ray, Gleason, Mattie, Alice

Who photographed this quilt?

Vanderveen

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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